Nebraska's new abortion law forced one woman to give birth to her terminally ill, premature baby who she then helplessly held dying in her arms.

Danielle Deaver gave birth to one pound, ten ounce Elizabeth last December and could do nothing but hold and comfort the baby with her husband, Robb, as the newborn struggled to breath and died fifteen agonizing minutes later.

Deaver rushed to hospital when her waters broke at only 22 weeks into the pregnancy but doctors told the couple that their baby had almost no chance of surviving.